104K views · 655 shares | 76 years ago today, the Royal Navy captured the German submarine U-110, along with an intact Enigma machine. The discovery of the Enigma machine is said to have shortened WWII by two years. | We Are The Mighty | Facebook

During WWII, Alan Turing designed the Bombe at Bletchley Park to break Germany's Enigma cipher machine. This electromechanical device simulated thousands of Enigma settings, using known plaintext "cribs" to deduce daily keys. It decrypted vital Nazi communications, giving Allies a strategic edge and shortening the war by years. #wwii #historyfacts #epichistory | Epic History TV

Cracking the Enigma machine was a monumental task! Imagine 159 quintillion possible settings – a number so vast it seemed impossible to overcome. But a brilliant team found the one way to break it, changing the course of history. Witness the genius and the sheer scale of the challenge in this iconic scene. Movie: The Imitation Game Like this content? Follow me for more 🔥 DM for credit or removal request (no copyright intended) ©️ All rights and reserved to the respective owner(s) #TheImitationG